Package

package-directory

Find the root directory of a Node.js project or npm package

v8.2.0, 1 Feb 2026MITESM onlyTypes: Bundled

$ npm install package-directory

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Key numbers

As of 25 Sept 2026

Weekly downloads: 1.1m; +997% over 12 months
Gzip bundle size: -; No Bundlephobia data
Dependencies: 1; Direct, from package.json
Last release: 7 months ago; v8.2.0
GitHub stars: 253; 21 forks
Open issues / PRs: 0 / 0
Contributors: 9
Commits, last 52 weeks: 3

Downloads

Last week 2026-09-15 to 2026-09-21

Weekly npm downloads, one point per week, weeks starting 23 Sept 2025 to 15 Sept 2026. The y axis starts at zero.

1,078,530 downloads last week, 5,239,235 in the last month. The 12-month change of +997% compares the average of the last 4 weeks with the first 4 weeks of the series.

Maintenance

Releases, last 12 months: 110 in total
Latest version: 8.2.0, 1 Feb 20267 months ago
First published: 19 May 2017
Last push to GitHub: 18 Sept 20266 days before the snapshot
Repository archived: No
Open issues: 0
Open pull requests: 0
Commits, last 52 weeks: 3
Dependents on npm: 65

Major versions

v8 first release 8.1.0, 5 Jun 2025
v0 first release 0.1.3, 19 May 2017

Recent releases

Version	Published
8.2.0	1 Feb 2026
8.1.0	5 Jun 2025
0.2.3	19 May 2017
0.2.2	19 May 2017
0.2.1	19 May 2017
0.2.0	19 May 2017
0.1.6	19 May 2017
0.1.5	19 May 2017
0.1.4	19 May 2017
0.1.3	19 May 2017

Compatibility

Module format: ESM onlyFrom package.json type, main and exports fields
TypeScript types: Bundled
Node.js engine range: >=18
Runtimes: -
Unpacked size (npm): 7.7 kB
Dependencies (1): find-up-simple

Install

npm install package-directory

CDN

jsDelivrhttps://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/package-directory@8.2.0/
unpkghttps://unpkg.com/package-directory@8.2.0/
esm.shhttps://esm.sh/package-directory@8.2.0

Sources: npm registry, npm downloads API, GitHub API. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.

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